Title: user session issue
Last modified: September 18, 2023

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# user session issue

 *  Resolved [librazh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/librazh/)
 * (@librazh)
 * [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-session-issue/)
 * I got below message on the dashboard
 * “It seems that the user session set by NinjaFirewall was not found by the firewall
   script.”
 * No matter I reboot, restart Nginx, or reinstalled Ninjafirewall, the error persists.

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 *  Thread Starter [librazh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/librazh/)
 * (@librazh)
 * [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-session-issue/#post-17057794)
 *     ```wp-block-code
       NinjaFirewall (WP edition) troubleshooter
       HTTP server	:	nginx/1.23.1
       PHP version	:	7.4.33
       PHP SAPI	:	FPM-FCGI
   
       auto_prepend_file	:	/usr/share/nginx/htdocs/wp-content/nfwlog/ninjafirewall.php
       Loader's path to firewall	:	/usr/share/nginx/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/ninjafirewall/lib/firewall.php
       .htninja	:	found in /usr/share/nginx/.htninja
       wp-config.php	:	found in /usr/share/nginx/htdocs/wp-config.php
       NinjaFirewall detection	:	NinjaFirewall WP Edition is loaded (Full WAF mode)
   
       Loaded INI file	:	/etc/php.ini
       user_ini.filename	:	.user.ini
       user_ini.cache_ttl	:	300 seconds
       User PHP INI	:	.user.ini found -
   
       DOCUMENT_ROOT	:	/usr/share/nginx/htdocs
       ABSPATH	:	/usr/share/nginx/htdocs/
       WordPress version	:	6.3.1
       WP_CONTENT_DIR	:	/usr/share/nginx/htdocs/wp-content
       Plugins directory	:	/usr/share/nginx/htdocs/wp-content/plugins
       User Role	:	Administrator
       User Capabilities	:	manage_options: OK - unfiltered_html: OK
       Log dir permissions	:	/usr/share/nginx/htdocs/wp-content/nfwlog dir is writable
       Cache dir permissions	:	/usr/share/nginx/htdocs/wp-content/nfwlog/cache dir is writable
       NinjaFirewall (WP edition) troubleshooter v1.9.4
       ```
   
 *  Plugin Author [nintechnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nintechnet/)
 * (@nintechnet)
 * [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-session-issue/#post-17060111)
 * Either there’s a configuration problem with your PHP regarding sessions, or another
   plugin is deleting the current session.
   Can you copy the following code, save
   it to a file named ‘session.php’ and upload it into your WordPress root folder:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       <?phpheader('Content-type: text/plain');
   
       if (session_status() === PHP_SESSION_ACTIVE) {echo "Session already active.\n";} else {echo "Starting a session..\n";session_start();}
   
       $foo = rand(100000, 999999);echo "Writing $foo to session\n";$_SESSION['session_test'] = $foo;
   
       echo "Closing session.\n";session_write_close();
   
       $res = $_SESSION['session_test'];echo "Session value: $res\n";
   
       session_start();unset( $_SESSION['session_test'] );
       ```
   
 * Then, visit `https://your-site/session.php` and paste the result here.
 *  Thread Starter [librazh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/librazh/)
 * (@librazh)
 * [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-session-issue/#post-17073086)
 * Resolved by granting Nginx the permission to **session_save_path**

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 * Last reply from: [librazh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/librazh/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-session-issue/#post-17073086)
 * Status: resolved